Automobile heater



May 22, 1928. 1,670,776

J. S. LOSEE AUTOMOBILE HEATER Filed April 22, 192".

j lulu" ing a ange Patented May 22, 192s.

PATaN'r oFFicE.

UNiTED STATES.

JOSEPH S. LOSEE, OF HEBBON, ILLINOIS.

AUTOMOBILE HEATER.,

Application :tiled April 22, 1927.. Serial No. 185,714.

This invention relates to automobile heaters and is particularly adapted to be used on automobiles of the type of the Chevrolet in which the exhaust emerges from a single heater made up of a hollow casting 10 hav A which it is adapted d end 11 by l to be secured to the cylinder block 12 by means of bolts 13.

The casting 10 has a passage 14 which extends toward the front end-of theautomobile, a return passage 14 and an outlet 15 which is adapted to make connection with the engine Iexhaust pipe 15B.

-These parts are so made that they replace' theexhaust pipe which is supplied as a part of Chevrolet cars. The casting 10 has uppertins 16 and lower fins 17. The. whole is surrounded by va sheet metal casing L18. TheI fins 16 and 17 position the casting with respect to the casing 18 top and bottom, while the bosses 19 perform the same function .on the sides. The upper portions of the casing 18 are bent back at 20 and are adapted to receive the channel-shaped cover 21. v

The casing 18 is cut away at the side .to .permit it'to be slipped up around the .inport 11. This leaves an openm in the side of the casing'above this port which is closed by the iange 22.

The two sides and bottom of the casing are' lturned inwardly u which fits around the end 10* of the casting which is formed to lit the lower portion o the casing'. Y

In assembling', the casing 18 is brought up from beneath around the casting 10 after which the cover 21 is hand' end. The end of this cover 21 is the casting 21 l has a cover plate 30 hinged thereto by means vto forni a ilange23v slid in from the right-q turned downwardly to retain the casting in place and at the same time to partially close the upper partof the casing 18..

This leaves an opening haust outlet 16 and this is closed by means 24 above the exof a sheet metal tube 25 which extends to f therear end which is secured to the casting 26 which substantially fits the back of the dash 27 of' the automobile. The casting 28 fits the inside of the dash and is secured to by meansof screws 29l and of a bolt 31 and spring 32 thereon. This plate is nadapted to swing so as to cover and uncover more or less of the opening in the casting 28.

Thus it will be seen that the forward end of the casing 18 opens near lthe front end of the cylinder block 12 and .adjacent the same which is not shown, so that air from the same passes through the forward end of the casing 18 around the top, bottom and -sides of the casting 10 where it receives hea-ted exhaust gases for return through the passages 14 and 15. This heated air eventually passes through the tube 25 and through the port opening 28 to the interior of the automobile. This port opening is controlled by means of the spring pressed plate 30.

Thus it will be-seen that I have rovided 'a very simple and eiiicient device or Vheating air for the same stalled.

`Chevrolet cars and one which at time is inexpensive and easily in WhileV I have shown a d described but a 'ngle embodiment of this invention, it is e understood that it is capable of many modifications. Changes therefore in the construction and arrangementmaybe made whiche'do notA depart from the spirit and' scope of the invention-as disclosed in the appended claims. l

I claim: .1.'An automobile heater adapted for at- Itachment to an automobile engine block having'a single exhaust opening, said heater havlng aA body having a reverse bend therein, a casing uloosely surrounding saidv bodyl open at its front end and"connecting through `a tube at'the rear with the interior loo' of il automobne vw be heated, aid casing comprising va sheet 'metal member closedl on v three sides and open on the fourth, .the edges vhavinga single exhaust opening, said heater having a hollow body adapted to be connected to an exhaust pipe, a sheet metal cas- Ithe, latter except at the two ends, said casing being cut away to receive a pipe, said body havnga plate adapted to ill'the uper part I5 of said cut away portion, and a tu e fitting btweenone end of said body and the Icasing and closing the same at that end.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of April, 1927.'

JOSEPH S. LOSEE. 

